The dressing table is part of the Franz Streizel Collection. It was given to Mrs Dorothy Adamson on the occasion of her wedding. It is part of a special bequest to the Mont De Lancey Museum of hand carved furniture and items made by Mr Franz Striezel by his grandaughter Mrs Dorothy Adamson. Dorothy was a friend of Nella Lord (nee Sebire). Dorothy passed away in 2007. It was to be known as The Franz Striezel Collection. Franz Streizel came from Germany in 1886 and was one of the three recognised craftsmen (Art Carvers) in Australia who contributed to the wood carvings in public buildings and honour boards throughout Australia. The National Gallery at their request had two small panels and a tobacco jar (some of his work), donated by Mrs D Adamson. They considered these pieces highly valuable.An ornately carved rosewood dressing table with a moveable mirror which moves backwards and forwards for use. It has two ornately carved small shelves at the sides attached to the mirror, one small central drawer, shaped sides above the top of the lower dressing table top. There are two small and two large drawers below with ornate brass handles. There is an inlaid pattern on the front of the drawers. There are three framed photographs - 1. A portrait of Dorothy Adamson. 2. A portrait of Karl Adamson. 3. A wedding photograph of Dorothy with two bridesmaids. Ornaments and a doiley are displayed on the dressing table.dressing tables, tables, furniture, photographs

Two copies of the book, Seville - The Vision and the Reality 100 Years 1886 - 1986. The black cover has the title and author, Trevor Jones, printed in gold lettering on the spine. The dust jacket has a brown sepia photograph of a dirt road in the bush in the Seville area with a horse drawn dray and driver, as well as a man walking with a bicycle and another sitting on a horse (see Inscription below for details of who is in the photograph and where). The title and author are printed in white lettering. The spine has the title and author printed in white lettering. There is a Dedication, Foreword, and many chapters describing the life of the early settlers and progress up to 1996. At the back is an Acknowledgment. Throughout the book are black and white photographs of people, the area, certificates, significant lists, handwritten information. Here and there written by Elizabeth Harvey, are black biro notes relevant to the people and some Sebire family information. On the page after the Dedication at the front of one copy is an Addendum with facts and additions that are relevant to that which is printed. On page 31, There are biro names written near the photographs and a photo of 'Mr H. J. Sebire, first school teacher, Seville State school No. 2820' There are more taped in pages throughout this volume - p. 31, p.71, 76. Pp. 95.non-fictionSeville - the vision and the reality, primarily refers to a historical book about Seville, Victoria (Australia), documenting its first century (1886-1986) by Trevor Jones.history-victoria-seville, victoria- history, sebire family